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Ms. Shepard from N Miami, FL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Our Way to Success!

Help me give my students six (6) Merry Garden Kids Wooden Picnic Table/Bench combination and 5 gallons of silver gray exterior concrete and garage paint to complete their service project "The Reading Zone."

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shepard's classroom raised $684

This project is fully funded

My Students

The service project “Seeds of Change” is composed of students committed to revitalizing and enhancing the environment around their school. These students are determined to make a difference as they understand the importance of plants to creating a healthy, oxygenated environment which can contribute to successful academic studies.

This desire to contribute to the academic success of their peers led to the idea of creating the Reading Zone, a place where students can sit in a plant-filled environment while enjoying their favorite hobby.

Students in “Seeds of Change” hope that by providing this space, non-readers will be inspired to join the ranks of their peer who have discovered the joy of reading.

My Project

The creation of a “Reading Zone” is aimed at encouraging the habit of reading among students, many of whom are weak readers. It is a project being created by NMSHS students engaged in a school-based community service program called “Seeds of Change.” Although the original service program focused on increasing students’ awareness and appreciation of the importance of plant life to maintaining a healthy environment, these service students see the creation of a Reading Zone as an opportunity to incorporate the appreciation of plant life with the development of a critically needed skill - reading.

Plant-life will provide the appropriate background for this outdoor space where students can sit and read at their own leisure or engage in other reading-related activities.

Reading is essential to academic success. Providing opportunities for students to develop a love of reading and the reading skills that grow through practice is a beneficial endeavor worthy of support. In addition to independent reading, this space will also give students a forum for mixed groups’ book club readings under the supervision of the school’s reading department.

Along with the plant life, a mural will be painted on the ground to highlight the purpose of this designated area. The acquisition of seating made possible by the six Picnic Table Bench combinations and the mural paints will help service students accomplish their goal of providing their peers with a non-threatening environment to develop a love for reading.

Ms. Shepard North Miami Senior High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merry Garden Kids Wooden Picnic Bench Outdoor Patio Dining Table, Natural • Amazon Business $62.99 6 $377.94
KILZ L377611 1-Part Epoxy Acrylic Interior/Exterior Concrete and Garage Floor Paint, Satin, Silver Gray, 1-Gallon, 1 Gallon, 4 l • Amazon Business $32.98 5 $164.90

Materials cost

$542.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$580.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.53

Total project goal

$683.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $683.51

7 Donors

-$633.51

Donations toward project cost

-$538.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$95.03

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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